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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=046484120-30042012> </SPAN>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
Wright, Jennifer (OFB-FK) [mailto:JenniferN.Wright@ky.gov]<BR><B>Sent:</B>
Friday, April 27, 2012 4:23 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Smith, Chris H (OFB-FK); Jessee,
Allison F (OFB-FK); Ann Smits; Becky Cabe; Bess Douthitt; Bill Deatherage;
Monterosso, Bill (OETCO-FK); Cathy Jackson; McNabb, Cora L (OFB-FK); David
Lawson; Don Gerard; George Stokes; Gordon-Brown, Gerry (CAP-FK); Gerry Rader
Slusher; Jim Shaw; ki4vjd@gmail.com; Kay Mathis; Kim Zeigler; Michael Freeholm;
Dahmke, Mitch; Shirley, Patrick B (Education Cabinet); Paul Wiese; Paula Wiese ;
Nesbitt, Richard (OFB-FK); Roger Schaf; Sharon Fields; Sharon Fields (Home);
Matthews, Soraya - Division of Learning Services; Deeley, Stephen P (OFB-LV);
Susan Ament; Hammons, Twyla S (OFB-SS)<BR><B>Subject:</B> FW: A Statement from
Secretary Sebelius on the Administration for Community
Living<BR><BR></DIV></FONT></FONT>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: #176050; FONT-SIZE: 18pt">News
Release</SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P>
<P>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<BR>April 16, 2012 Contact: HHS Press
Office<BR>(202) 690-6343 <BR><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: #176050; FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">A
Statement from Secretary Sebelius on the Administration for Community
Living</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P>All Americans – including people with disabilities and seniors – should be
able to live at home with the supports they need, participating in communities
that value their contributions – rather than in nursing homes or other
institutions.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P>The Obama administration and my department have long been committed to
promoting community living and finding new mechanisms to help ensure that the
supports people with disabilities and seniors need to live in the community
are accessible. <o:p></o:p></P>
<P>Today, with the creation of the new Administration for Community Living
(ACL), we are reinforcing this commitment by bringing together key HHS
organizations and offices dedicated to improving the lives of those with
functional needs into one coordinated, focused and stronger
entity.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P>The Administration for Community Living will bring together the
Administration on Aging, the Office on Disability and the Administration on
Developmental Disabilities into a single agency that supports both
cross-cutting initiatives and efforts focused on the unique needs of
individual groups, such as children with developmental disabilities or seniors
with dementia. This new agency will work on increasing access to community
supports and achieving full community participation for people with
disabilities and seniors. <o:p></o:p></P>
<P>The Administration on Community Living will seek to enhance and improve the
broad range of supports that individuals may need to live with respect and
dignity as full members of their communities. These support needs go well
beyond health care and include the availability of appropriate housing,
employment, education, meaningful relationships and social
participation.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P>Building on President Obama’s Year of Community Living, the ACL will pursue
improved opportunities for older Americans and people with disabilities to
enjoy the fullest inclusion in the life of our nation.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P>For more information, please visit <A href="http://www.hhs.gov/acl/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #00b013">http://hhs.gov/acl</SPAN></A><o:p></o:p></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>